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bigwig

[big-wig]

noun

Informal.
  1. an important person, especially an official.

    senators and other political bigwigs.



bigwig

/ ˈɪɡˌɪɡ /

noun

  1. informalan important person

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • bigwigged adjective
  • bigwiggedness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bigwig1

First recorded in 1725–35; rhyming compound from phrase big wig, i.e., person important enough to wear such a wig
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Don't forget Reeves has several different audiences – not just the public and her party, but the financial bigwigs too.

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The bowing and scraping from some corporate bigwigs is so pathetic that it sometimes gets comical.

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The president donned a tux to tell the GOP bigwigs his reciprocal tariff plan was going swimmingly.

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The art at the center of these industries is, to many of these bigwigs, a means to an end.

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After “Dog Eat Dog,” a dreamy yet percussive soft-rock song about “snakebite evangelists and racketeers and bigwig financiers,” Mitchell said she wished she could vote in the upcoming presidential election.

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